{"id":462831,"date":"2022-11-11T13:43:33","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T21:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=462831"},"modified":"2022-11-11T13:43:33","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T21:43:33","slug":"mario-bautista-super-happy-with-first-round-submission-win-over-benito-lopez-hopes-for-a-ranked-opponent-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/mario-bautista-super-happy-with-first-round-submission-win-over-benito-lopez-hopes-for-a-ranked-opponent-next\/","title":{"rendered":"Mario Bautista “super happy” with first-round submission win over Benito Lopez, hopes for a ranked opponent next"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mario Bautista couldn’t be happier with his win over Benito Lopez at UFC Vegas 64.<\/p>\n

Bautista was set to face the returning Lopez who hadn’t fought since 2019 and the goal for Bautista was to put him away early<\/a>. He wanted to prove he is a lot better than Lopez and he did just that as he scored a first-round submission win.<\/p>\n

“I’m super happy about it. I went in there trying to get a first-round finish,” Bautista said to BJPENN.com. “Of course, I was ready for three rounds. But, I wanted to get him out of there quickly and prove I’m a few steps above him and ready for that next step up.”<\/p>\n

Not only did Bautista get the win, but he also got a Performance Bonus and capped off a 3-0 year. The goal for him was to fight three or four times and go undefeated and get him back in the conversation of being a darkhorse of the bantamweight division.<\/p>\n

“This year has been awesome,” Bautista said. “There have been big gaps between fights ever since I got to the UFC for a variety of reasons. So, after my last loss I told myself I wanted to have three or four fights. I knew I needed to get some momentum going and believe I did just that.”<\/p>\n

The goal now for Mario Bautista is to return sometime in early 2023 and hopes to fight a ranked opponent<\/a> next. Yet, if he doesn’t get a ranked opponent the hope is to get someone right near the ranks.<\/p>\n

“I’m hoping it gets me near the rankings,” Bautista said. “I’ve been asking for someone in the top 15. I hope I get someone ranked or just outside the rankings to earn a spot in the rankings. It’s really whoever they give me, I have confidence in my skills to beat whoever they give me.”<\/p>\n

Who would you like to see Mario Bautista to fight next?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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